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6 STATE TO PROBE CITY POWER BITE Railroad Commission’s Investi gation Will Be Made Despite Council's Peace Pact. Atlanta is to witness a formal in vestigation of the power rates charged by the Georgia Railway and Electric Company, despite the fact that the city council effected a compromise with that corpo ration. Shortly before the city's petition ask ing the state railroad commission to make an investigation of light and power rates was withdrawn, M. L. Ealn and W. L. Fain made an independent request for a reduction of power rates. Now. both of the Fains are sticking to their guns and have Insisted that the railroad commission proceed with an investigation of power rate.s as asked in their petition. The commis sion has set the hearing for June 19. When the city council finally agreed to the reduction schedules submitted by the electric company it was under stood the lower rates would not become effective until a distribution system, now under cont ruction, was completed, or until January 1, 1913. The electric company was willing, so it is understood, to make this same agreement with the Fains, but both in sisted that the reduction was just, in asmuch as the company had agreed to make it, and it should be made at once. It is probable the commission’s in vestigation will be made wholly upon the power rates charged the Fains. However, if the commission makes use of data collected by appraisal experts furnished by the city before the com promise was effected the entire raise schedules of the company will be taken up. In addition to the Fain petition. R R Bosche has an appeal, backed by the city council, before the state body for an investigation of the charges of the Atlanta Gas Light Company. The date of hearing of this has not been set. FRANCE AGAIN ALARMED AT DECREASE OF BIRTHS PARIS, June 1 The report issued by the national bureau of vital statistics has created a sensation. It shows that dur ing 1911 there were 3,869 less births than deaths in France. This is the most un favorable showing in the history of France. The Dinqbat Family ® Pah-PAH Meets a Swiss Echo Copyright 1912, National News Association By Herriman F~'• ■ --m-- - ' - . J— -j : w-w-w-w-we Huh -Hun -huh-have Thllz™ _ _ ‘ -1 / (F-F-PINEbT EH-E-H-EH-ECMO MJ ,a (wadk hadrl ("A f (MERE /)/A)T Ao \ —■) A Switzerland w-vv-we z-t'y ' J HE-ME HE -< rD A ■ / \ * "■ ' Uli \ = 1 ~R BEST ° F 7-11- ' v \ - 4 | CAN LICK, you fiSt/rtCM-M- vy V W “y 7w7 V’ s W*.w k X7 ,7vOib —T... '7w|7l *' ( TvC; 7' W JfawW > jtWBW tweet I \ V- z ?% Veh-S j t\.. twCw, ®h . ,7Klhb '\“ W 7wl«, T "* O X. , ..- 4u2>-_ to X --Sa. 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Marshall was nearly live years old. and was an only son. Often he had told his mother how sorry he was for the boy cripples, and he never passed a blind mar. in the street without drop ping a penny in his cup. One day Marshall went into the foyer of tiie Fourth National bank and found a bright silver dollar in his path. Im mediately upon picking It up. he took It to the cashier. The cashier didn't know whose dollar it was, so he told Marshall that if the cash balanced LOWNDES STARTS VOTE BMC MR Grand Jury Calls on Sheriff to Station Deputies at the Polls During Future Elections. VALDOSTA, GA., June I.—Suppres sion of vote-buying in Lowndes county is demanded by the grand jury that has just concluded a ten days session. This Is the result of allegations that some of the candidates In the May 1 primary purchased votes. The grand jury calls on the sheriff to station deputies at polling places at future elections and arrest any persons buying or selling Votes. Abolition of the fee system for coun ty officers and the passage of Senator Sheppard's salary bill was recommend ed. An expert audit of the county rec ords was also favored. Suppression of blind tiger liquor sales, closing of drug stores and cold drink stands on Sunday and the dis continuance of Sunday freight trains were demanded. The grand jury recommended that two unfinished rooms tn the count house be equipped as sleeping quarters for juries that must remain out over night. THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS: SATURDAY. JUNE 1. 1912. even at the close of the day the dollar would be his. Marshall never spent the dollar. He seemed to be keeping it for a purpose which he never disclosed. He died without ever telling. Knowing Marshall's deep sympathy with the afflicted. Mrs. DeGraffenreid thought it would be most appropriate to contribute the dollar to charity. On second thought, however, she broke the dollar into dimes, and with each dime a collection was started by little chil dren. The ten collections grew and grew, until they aggregated more than S2OO. With this S2OO a boys' room at the Home for the Friendless was endowed, and upon the completion of its furnish ing it will be opened with ceremonies. A tiny bed which will stand in the center of the room will be dedicated to the memory of Marshall DeGraffenreid, Jr. MUSIC IS FEATURE AT CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH TOMORROW An unusually attractive musical pro gram will be rendered at both services of the Central Congregational church Sunday. Handel's Largo will be given as an organ prelude, and Leslie Hubbard will sing Marlnder’s "From Olivet to Cal vary” at the morning service. The night service will be featured by "Shad ows of the Evening Hours,” sung by the choir. The following program has been prepared: Morning Service—Organ prelude, Largo, Handel; bass solo, "From Olivet to Calvary,” Marinder, Mr. Leslie Hub bird; offertory, "In the Hour of Trial,” Davis, Mrs. Key, Miss McWilliams and choir; organ postlude, Batiste. Evening Service—Organ prelude. Melody, West; choir, "Remember Now Thy (Teator.” Adams; offertory. Inter mezzo. Bizet; choir, "Shadows of the Evening Hours,” Parks; organ postlude, Tombelle. ROOSEVELT'S SON-IN-LAW BOOMED FOR GOVERNOR CINCINNATI, Jane 1. A boom for Congressman Longworth for the Republi can nomination for governor has been started, lie Is figured as a good compro mise candidate. Longworth would have had the guber natorial nomination two years ago had it nqt been for George B Cox's quick move in throwing the Hamilton county vote from Judge Brown, of Dayton, who was backed by Cox. to Warren G. Harding. ATLANTA’S MINT WILDS EXPLORED W. N. Mitchell, a Roosevelt Leader, Conducts Success ful Research Expedition. William N. Mitchell, the well known Roosevelt leader in Georgia, conducted a party of his newspaper friends through a mint forest yesterday aft ernoon at his home, 33 Columbia ave nue. While the excursion was more con vivia! than botanical, the explorers dis covered a good many things they hadn't known in the way of plant life. The abundant and varied yield of the mint vine provoked and was the subject of much discussion. Its relation to his tory and its effects upon human ten dencies was well demonstrated before the afternoon was over. While Mr. Mitchell claimed to be no second Burbank, the size, strength and tenacity of the mint thicket was such as to produce wonder in the minds of the sightseers. The entire growth was of the big-oaks-from-lit tie-acorns-grow variety. A mere sprig sent from Vir glna had been planted in the garden, in a week the whole place was a mass of green luxuriance. In two weeks it was e. fit setting for a babes-in-the woods sketch. Finally it was neces sary for Mr. Mitchell to use an ax in order to keep the vines from entering his home and throwing all the furni ture out of the window. Levee Held on Lawn, After the party had well and suf ficiently investigated the mint, its products and by-products, adjournment wus made to the lawn, where a levee was held. Then followed a few care fully culled sentences from the book of the prophet, intermixed with such hu morous asides as would naturally come at such an occasion—the whole being no small contribution to the gayety of na tions. Toward the end of the party Mr. Mitchell advised all present of the sure election of Theodore Roosevelt. It was Mr. Mitchell’s opinion that the Colonel would not only win the domination and the election, but that he would split in twain several states of the South— Georgia among them. Such w.is the sweet influence of the mint that most of his guests agreed w ith him. The newspaper men departed with much reluctance and with a profound respect for the glory of mint and the power of words. No More Postage Stamps to Lick MAILOMETER ON THE JOB WASHINGTON, June 1. —A mailometer that will do away with postage stamps and consequently the necessity for their cancellation is being tried out by the post office department. A committee of the assistants to the postmaster general, in cluding L. G. Robinson, assistant post master of Washington, is experimenting with the machine. The mailometer is designed to stamp each piece of first-class mail and register it at the same time. The stamp is simi lar to the postage paid mark now used on third and fourth-class mail matter The inventor claims that the use of the COCA-COLA CO. OPENS WAR ON DISPENSERS OF IMITATION DRINKS Asserting that $6,000,000 has been spent in advertising in as many years to firmly establish the superior quali ties of its product, the Coca-Cola Com pany today filed suit to enjoin Axson Minhinnett, a Buckhead druggist said to be selling a spurious beverage us Coca-Cola. Attorneys from the Coca-Cola Com pany said that legal steps will be taken shortly to restrain numerous druggists and soda dealers in Atlanta, who, they maintain, are disposing of inferior syrup under the guise of Coca-Cola. The company averred that all drinks the color, consistency and flavor of Coca-Cola were but imitations manii fictured merely to take advantage of the enormous'advertising of the Coca- Cola Company. FOUR-CORNERED RACE FOR JUDGE OF MACON CIRCUIT MACON, GA., June I.—A four-cor nered race for the judgeship of the su perior court of the Macon circuit is opening. Judge Nat E. Harris, who was recently appointed by the governor to fill the vacancy caused by the resig nation of Judge W. H. Felton, an nounces that he will be a candidate for the full term. Judge Robert Hodges of the city court. Solicitor H. A. Mat thews and John R. L. Smith, who was indorsed by the Macon bar for appoint ment. are regarded as certain candi dates. NEW TRAIN TO COLUMBUS. < 'ULI'MBL’S, GA.. June I.—The peo ple of Columbus, Americus and Buena Vista have succeeded in inducing the Central of Georgia railroad to put on a new passenger train between Colum bus and Americus that will prove to be a great convenience to the traveling public. The new train will make a trip a day each way. machine will result in a great saving in time and money in handling first-class letter mail. The mailometer. if adopted, will be placed in all the big business houses of the city and country and these houses instead of stamping their mail will simply run it through the mailometer and send it to the postoffice ready for distribution. The machine at the end of the week or month will accurately show just how mue+i mail was passed through it and a bill for postage will be presented Jn the same’manner as is done with fourtn-cluss matter. EMM GUT BEEF PRICES Georgia Congressman Declares Present Meat Quotations Call for Action. WASHINGTON. June I.—Represen tative Edwards of Georgia, who has Introduced a resolution for the investi gation of the beef trust, declared to day that the rising price of beef has brought about a situation which can not be ignored by the department of justice. The Edwards resolution calls upon the department of justice to in stitute an investigation to determine whether there exists a beef trust and to begin steps to dissolve the illegal combination. Mr. Edwards said: "The situation is one which can not be ignored by the government. I am aware that it may be. a ticklish proposition for the ad ministration to tackle at this time, but there should be no delay, regardless of polities. I hope that after the Chi cago convention a searching and hon est probe will be conducted. "I believe the present laws are ade quate to prosecute and dissolve the beef trust. The fact that one action has failed in Chicago should not deter the department of justice. If the pres ent law can not reach the beef trust that every one knows has cornered the market and makes prices at will, then let us have a law which can.” DYNAMITE ROCKS BESOT OF FRISCO Three Mysterious Explosions in Resorts of Gambling Frater nity Terrorize City. SAN FRANCISCO, June I.—Detec tives today are investigating three mys terious explosions that occurred in the heart of the business district of San Francisco last night just before the theaters' evening performances ended —and that caused near panics in thea ters. hotels and cases. The explosions occurred between 10:30 and 11 o’clock in the neighbor hood of the business section of Market street. Animus Against Gambling Seen. Each place was in the location of gambling in some form or another. Two were pool rooms, the third was a "bucket shop.” The places dynamited were: A. L. Broyer's pool room, Stevenson street. Explosion occurred at 10:30. The explosive used probably was dyna mite. Tom Corbett’s pool room, Stevens street, near Fourth street, owned and run by Tom Corbett. Explosion oc curred at 10:40. The explosive used apparently was dynamite. Moss & Co., 332 Bush street. Time of explosion 11 o'clock. The explosive used apparently was dynamite. Panic in Downtown Hotels. The entire downtown section of the city was aroused by the explosions. Guests at the Palace hotel and even the St. Francis and Fairmont hotels, which arc some blocks from the scene, were alarmed. The audience was in the Portola and oilier theaters close to the scene of the two explosions was frightened and only on assurances of the employees panic was- prevented. The explosions are believed by the police to have been caused by some disgruntled gambler. GEN. WILLIAM BOOTH HOPELESSLY BLIND LONDON. June 1. Surgeons in attend ance on General William Booth, venerable head of the Salvation Army, reluctantly admit that he is probably hopelessly blind. Both eyes are inflammed as the result of the recent operation for the removal of a cataract from his left eye and the in flammation has affected the optic nerve.